Henry Bridges Biography


	This biography appears on page 1842-1843 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	HENRY BRIDGES, one of the representative farmers and stock 
raisers of Charles Mix county, was born in Iowa on the 10th of March, 
1859, and passed his boyhood days on the old homestead farm. His 
educational advantages were such as were afforded in the public schools 
of that state. In 1883 he came to South Dakota and took up a homestead 
claim in Charles Mix county, the same constituting his present place in 
part, for he and his brothers own a total of six hundred and forty 
acres of land, which they operate together, all having come here in the 
pioneer epoch in the county, while all have labored earnestly and 
indefatigably and attained a marked success. They all reside together 
in the one homestead, and are numbered among the popular and prominent 
citizens of the county. In politics the subject is a stanch advocate of 
the principles of the Republican party, and he has been called upon to 
serve in various township offices and also as a school official. 
Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America.

	Mr. Bridges was united in marriage to Miss Ida Owsley, and they 
have three children.